Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-07-20


Mrs. Halliday, formerly Of this
county, but now of St. Paul, is in
city looking after some land she has
here.
The Martin boys team took a run
last week which resulted in the team
being badly cut up in a barbed wire
fence.
l.. T. Kenny has been summoned
to the bedside of his father at Man
chester, Iowa, who is not expected
to live.
Freeman Bros. and Bovee have
put a harpoon fork in their hay
barn which will unload a wagon IN
less than five minutes.
Oscar Longmyre, ~forIoerly n resi-
dent Of this city but now of Ponca,
Neb., is shaking hands with his
many friends here to-day.
The assessed valuation of Union
county this year is over two and a
quarter millions, an increase from
last year of over a million.
Elefson is still on deck and is kept
very busy turning out new suits.
He makes a perfect fit and his
charges are very reasonable.
July Goth, 1887.
Money to loan on improved farms
at lowest rate of interest by the
Union Co. Bank, Elk Point, ID. II.
Geo. Steckman has a photograph,
taken July Sd, by our artist, J. II.
barrymore, of a corr field belonging
to Howard Mosier. The corn aver
aged about nine feet in height.
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A crank in Savannah, Mo-, shot
| at the woman who refused him, but
the ball was stopped by her hustle,
made of old newspapers and she was
uninjured. Now is the time to sub
scribe.
Childrens Day, ut the Episcopal
church next Sunday, services in the
morning and evening at the usual
hours. Parents and children of the
Sunday school and all others who
are interest are invited.
An exchange says that n great
instrument of death at this season
of the year is ice-water. Like David
of old, it Stays it's tens Of thousands.
A man had better stay in hot water
than tempt the perils of ico-water.
MARRTED.-At the Merchants
hotel, last evening, July 18Th, r. w.
Smith, j. p, officiating, Mr.. John
W. Hennis and Miss Eliza Dillon,
both of Nermlllion.
The COURIER extends its congrat-
ulations to the happy couple.
VIM. Main thought his corn was
q little too thick, the other day, and
proceeded to pull up some of the
small stalks. He measured n num-
Der of them and they were twelve
feet in length and contained two full
sized ears.
A. i. Aldret, in the north part Of
The county, was arrested last week
for committing an assault on the
Widow Lehman. He was tried be
fore Justice Carlton and found guilty
and fined five dollars, j. A. Wal
lace conducted the prosecution.
The regular meeting Of the y. w.
c. T. U. will be held Friday evening
al the Episcopal Church, A pro-
gram has been prepared consisting
of songs, recitations, etc. All the
young people are invited whether
members or not. Come in and
spend the hour with us.
Brick Pomeroy says, there are bad
men in State prison, small men IN
Office and mean men in church, but
no man is so bad, small or mean as
he who has not enough ambition
and regard for the county and town
be lives in, and whose business sup
ports him, to take and pay for his
local newspaper.
r. G. Jones, immigration agent Of
the G. NJ. q st. P. railroad, was in
the city the fore part of the week.
He came here direct from Chicago
to get q lot of corn, grain, grasses,
ETC., to use in the decorations at the
exposition in Kansas City this fall.
He knew that what he wanted
could be found no where except i'll
famous old Union county.
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The game of ball last Friday be-
tween the Light Weights of this city
and a Ponca nine, came off as adj
vertised. 1t was very warm, the
thermometer registering nearly one